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H. B. WALTER.

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APPLICATION rum) SEPT, 16, 1908.

Patented Mar. 16, 1909.

"UNITED STATES l3ATENT OFFICE;

'"nxnarsou B.

WALTER, or DANVILLE, ILLINOIS, 'assrenoa BY nnsun ASSIGNMENTS,

ro ALREADY BOX COMPANY, or DANVILLE, ILLINQIS BOX.

, Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented liar-oh 16,1909.

, Application filed September 16, 1908. Qeriel at. 452,311.

Toollwhom it may concem:

Beit known that I, H'xnnrsori B. WALTER, a citizen oi the United States,residing at Danville, in the county of Vermilion and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful IIn roveinents in Boxes, of whichthe followingis a specification.

My invention relates'to an improvement in boxes and the object is toprovide means whereby a wire'can beconnected to the-bat tens of a" boxwherebya hinge-connection will be formed'and which will permit of thebox being shipped in a. knocked down condition, and when the box is madein its proper shape theends-of the wires can be fastoned together andform a smooth and even connection without. protruding. beyond the outersurfaces of the battens. When the wires are brought together the box isfirmly locked and can be opened only by breaking the connection .of-theends of the wires.

The invention further consists in many novel features of constructionand combinations of parts which will be hereinafter described andpointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure .1 is, a perspective view showingmy invention applied to a box; Fig. 2 is across sectic nal view throughone of the battens; and Fig 3 is a sectionalview of one corner of thebent showing the wire embedded in the grooves A represents the body ofthe box which may be made of any suitable material, but in the formshown in the drawings I have formed the sides of the box in onecontinual piece. The battens 2 are provided with grooves 3 for thereception of the ends 4 of the box, and along one side of the battensgsimilar grooves' 5 are formed for the reception of the body of the box.The body or sides of the box are held within the-grooves by any suitableadhesive, and in the'grooves 5 a wire 6 is received at the bottom, whichwire passes entirely around the box and the two ends of the wire areconnected together. .he ends of .the battens are'beveled below the'rooves 5 as at? to permit of the forination of a box whenthe ends ofthe battens are brought together When the ends of the battens arebrought together, notches 8 are formed at the ends of each batten whichpermits of the ends of the wires being twisted together and receivedwithin these notches, thereby preventing the wires'from protrudingbeyond the upper surfaces of the battens and forming an uneven surface,which would be objectionable in many instances.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I box are capable'of beinghinged together and the means which forms the hinge connection isconfined Within the battens.- A box of this. character can bemanufactured at a. verysrnall cost as its'construction is very simpleand it consists of very few parts. It is evident that more or ess slightchanges might be resorted to in the form and arrangement of the severalparts described without departing from the spint and scope of myinvention, and hence do not wish to be limited to the exactcon-,struction herein set forth, but

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure byLctters Patent, is:

1. A folding box comprising a body made from a single piece of material,battens having grooves on two adjacent faces, the body received in oneof the grooves and adapted to be folded at the ends of the battens, andthe ends of the boxes received in the groove on the other face of thebattens.

2. A box comprising sides and ends, battens having grooves on two facesthereof, one of the grooves for the reception of the ends of the box andthe other groove for the rece "tion of the sides, a wire receivedcorners of the box and the ends of the wires being connected togetherfor locking the box.

a 3. A box comprising a body and ends, battens having grooves on twofaces thereof, oneof the grooves for the reception of the ends of thebox and the other groove for the race tion of the body, and a wirereceived in t 1e groove in which the body is received. i. A. foldingboxcomprising a body, batreceived in the other grooves on the other facesof the battens.

' 5. A box comprising a body and ends, battens having grooves on twoadjacent faces,

the body received in one of the grooves and the ends of the boxreceivedin the other ends forming notches between the ends of in one o' thegrooves forming a hinge for the forming a hinge and the ends of the boxgrooves, said battens being beveled at their have provided meanswhereby'the sides of a tens having grooves on two adjacent faces,

the two adjoining battens, and wires rein said grooves for forming ahinge, and the i0 ceived in the grooves in which the body of ends of-thebox received in the grooves on the box is received forming a. hinge, theends the other faces.

of the wires being connected together and I In testimony whereof I affixmy signature,

received in the notches. in the presence of two witnesses.

6. A box comprising a body and ends, bat- HARRISON B. YVALTER. tenshaving grooves on two adjacent faces, Witnesses: the body received inone of the grooves and S. I. PHILLIP,

held therein by an adhesive, a. Wire received CHARLES WATKINS.

